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Finding Aid to the Jesse Ford Papers, 1974-1975 Coll2014.095
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Jesse Ford papers
creator:
Ford, Jesse
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.095
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
1 folder.
Date (inclusive): 1974-1975
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, a public testimony manuscript, and a flyer, 1974-1975, from lesbian activist Jesse Ford in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Ford was one of the founders of Amazon Country, a Philadelphia public radio program devoted to women's music
and lesbian culture.
Jesse Ford, also known as Mary Ford, was a lesbian-feminist activist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1970s. She
was one of the founders of Amazon Country, a Philadelphia public radio program devoted to women's music and lesbian culture
broadcast on WXPN.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Jesse Ford Papers, Coll2014-095, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, November 2014.
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, a public testimony manuscript, and a flyer, 1974-1975, from lesbian activist
Jesse Ford from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Materials document Ford's support for the Philadelphia City Council's Bill 1275,
a gay rights bill in 1974. The bulk of the correspondence pertains to Ford's lesbian-feminist radio program Amazon Country.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Lesbian activists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Lesbian writings
Ford, Jesse